Item: Fred F. Willson Papers, 1889-1956
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Finding Aid Title: Fred F. Willson Papers, 1889-1956
Finding Aid Collection Number: 2143
Date Range of Collection: 1889-1956
Creator of Materials: Willson, Fred Fielding, 1878-1956
Content Description: The Fred Willson papers consist of diaries, postcards, letters, printed materials, and architectural drawings which document his long career as a building designer in Montana. The collection has been arranged in six series. Series 1 contains thirty of Willson's diaries which represent select years between 1889 and 1947 and discuss both personal and business matters. Series 2 is a collection of postcards dating 1905-1933 written to Willson and his family or from Willson to others. Many of the postcards are from a French cleric, L`affi Didice, and bear images of significant architectural examples in Europe. Series 3 contains printed material collected by Willson including newspaper clippings pertaining to his work and his 1902 Columbian yearbook. Series 4 contains correspondence and unpublished material including several personal and business letters and his 1912 address book. Series 5 contains photographs, a majority of which date from Willson's 1904-1906 tour of Europe. Series 6 contains architectural drawings from projects Willson either designed or oversaw during his career dating from 1910-1956.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv42187
Keywords: architecture, personal journals and diaries, historical photographs, historical postcards, historical newspaper clippings, columbian yearbook (1902), personal letters, business letters, address books (1912), architectural drawings, montana architects, l.
Subjects: Architecture and Engineering The People of Montana
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